Not a password. At least, it shouldn't be. It works as a password when people desperately want to believe you, because the reality is too horrible. We will go to amazing lengths to not see cruelty, it shakes us up too much when we see it in our friends and loved ones. So we accept the password and the shrug of 'and what could I do about it now anyway?'

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When you feel sorry for something you've done

you don't have the stomach for it anymore. The fruits of your actions taste sour.